NCJ Number
36446
Journal
Criminology Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Dated: (AUGUST 1976) Pages: 155-176
Date Published
1976
Length
22 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER ADDRESSES THE DYNAMIC INTERACTION OF HUSTLING AND DRUG USE DURING ONE MONTH IN THE CAREERS OF 30 INSTITUTIONALIZED ADDICTS WITH FAIRLY RECENT STREET EXPERIENCE AT THE TIME OF THIS STUDY, 6/73 TO 12/73.
Abstract
DURING THE STUDY PERIOD, INTERVIEWS WERE TAPE RECORDED WITH A SAMPLE OF ADDICTS ADMITTED EACH WEEK TO THE DETOXIFICATION AND SCREENING UNIT OF ONE OF THE FACILITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION. THE INTERVIEWER FOCUSED ON HOW MUCH AND WHAT KINDS OF NARCOTIC USE, IF ANY, FOLLOWED VARIOUS SIZES OF INCOME-PRODUCING HUSTLING 'SCORES', AND THE CONTINGENCIES WHICH SHAPE THESE SEQUENCES. TWENTY-EIGHT DIFFERENT TYPES OF EMPIRICALLY DERIVED PATTERNS WERE OBTAINED FOR THE 22 ADDICTED SUBJECTS. AMONG THESE, THREE MAJOR PATTERNS (DETERMINED BY THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE) EMERGED: AVERAGE-SCORE-AVERAGE DRUG USE-AVERAGE ACTIVITY; HIGH SCORE-HIGH DRUG USE-LOW OR NO ACTIVITY; LOW SCORE-LOW TO AVERAGE DRUG USE-AVERAGE ACTIVITY. A NUMBER OF FACTORS INFLUENCING THE HUSTLING-DRUG USE RELATIONSHIPS WERE ALSO IDENTIFIED. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED.